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2 | 42% | 12 | Musical technique of playing a chord by rapidly playing its individual notes in sequence | |
3 | 37% | 9 | Series of rapidly ascending or descending musical notes | |
Effect Produced By Playing A Series Of Notes Very Rapidly Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "GLISSANDO" which means:
- noun
- • A rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale adverb
- • (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes) verb
- • To play with a glissando or sliding effect.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The pianist executed a beautiful glissando up the keyboard."
- • "The violinist used a glissando to smoothly transition between two notes."
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